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1. Reference Books

   Thinking “hierarchically”to select the best source
2. For some kinds of research, it’s good to begin by looking in Reference books Encyclopedias Dictionaries Handbooks Statistics
3. Reference books Thinking “Hierarchically” Philosophy Social Welfare Medicine Ethics Diseases Health Right & wrong Science QUESTION: Should we have laws banning stem cell research even though it might one day help cure people with Parkinson’s disease? Biology
4. Thinking “hierarchically” is something you do all the time
5. It’s a lot like shopping: You need to know whatis available You need to know whereit’s available You need to know howto find it once you get there You need to choosethe best item from among several possibilities
6. So let’s start by trying something you already know how to do…
7. It’s almost dinner time and your roommate is cooking tuna noodle casserole. He goes to the cupboard for the can of tuna he bought but, Ack! it’s gone (because you ate it for lunch). He needs a new can of tuna – pronto – and it’s your job to get it.
8. Where will you go… where you can find his favoritebrandof tuna? where you can get it as quicklyas possible?
9. These are the stores within 1 mile of your home… How will you decide which store to go to?
10. So, you picked a grocery store. Let’s go there…
11. Bread & baked goods Juice and Beverages Pet supplies & paper products Foil, plastic wrap, & cleaning products Ice cream and frozen desserts Frozen food & pizza Condiments & salad dressing Cookies & crackers Rice, beans, pasta, &Ethnic food Jams, peanut butter, cereal Canned meats, pickles, olives Canned fruit & vegetables Baking needs Chips & soft drinks You enter here
12. Given the arrangement of this store, in what aisle do you think you’ll find the tuna?
13. Bread & baked goods Juice and Beverages Pet supplies & paper products Foil, plastic wrap, & cleaning products Ice cream and frozen desserts Frozen food & pizza Condiments & salad dressing Cookies & crackers Rice, beans, pasta, &Ethnic food Jams, peanut butter, cereal Canned meats, pickles, olives Canned fruit & vegetables Baking needs Chips & soft drinks
14. Hmm… Where is the canned fish?
15. Once you’re in the right aisle, how will you find the tuna?
16. Once you’ve found the tuna, how will you decide which can to pick up?
17. Remember, your roommate wants this kind:
18. You need to evaluate the options, and examine the cans for details…
19. StarKist brand Chunk white Packed in water
20. Libraries, like grocery stores have an arrangement
21. The Dewey Decimal System A number system Arranged by subjects
22. Reference books Thinking “Hierarchically” Philosophy Medicine Social Welfare Ethics Diseases Health Right & wrong Science QUESTION: Should we have laws banning stem cell research even though it might one day help cure people with Parkinson's disease? Biology (Life Sciences)
23. 000 GENERAL WORKS 020 Library and Information Science 030 General Encyclopedias 050 General Periodicals 060 General Organizations 100 PHILOSOPHY 110 Metaphysics 130 Psychology, occultism 140 Philosophy 150 Psychology 160 Logic 170 Ethics 200 RELIGION 220 The Bible 230 Christian Doctrine 290 Comparative and Other Religions 300 SOCIAL SCIENCES 310 Statistics 320 Political Science 330 Economics 340 Law 350 Public Administration 360 Social Welfare 370 Education 380 Public Service 390 Customs and Folklore 400 LANGUAGE 410 Comparative Linguistics 420 English and Anglo Saxon 430 German Language 440 French 450 Italian, Rumanian 460 Spanish, Portuguese 470 Latin and Other Italic Languages 480 Classical and Modern Greek 490 Other Languages 500 SCIENCE 510 Mathematics 520 Astronomy 530 Physics 540 Chemistry 550 Earth Sciences 560 Paleontology 570 Life Sciences 580 Botanical Sciences 590 Zoological Sciences 600 TECHNOLOGY (APPLIED SCIENCES) 610 Medical Sciences 620 Engineering 630 Agriculture 640 Domestic Sciences 650 Business and Management 660 Chemical Technology 670 Manufacturers 690 Building Construction 700 THE ARTS 710 Landscape and Civic Art 720 Architecture 730 Sculpture, Plastics 740 Drawing, Decorative Arts 750 Painting 760 Prints and Print Making 770 Photography 780 Music 790 Recreation, Performing Arts 800 LITERATURE 810 American Literature 820 English Literature 830 German Literature 840 French Literature 850 Italian, Rumanian Literature 860 Spanish, Portuguese Literature 870 Latin and Other Italic Literatures 880 Classical and Modern Greek Literature 890 Other Literature 900 HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY 910 Geography, Travel 920 Biography, Genealogy 930 Ancient History 940 Europe 950 Asia 960 Africa 970 North America 980 South America 990 Pacific Ocean Islands 991 Indonesia 993 New Zealand and Melanesia 994 Australia 995 New Guinea (Papua) 996 Polynesia 997 Atlantic Ocean Islands 998 Arctic Region 999 Antarctic Regions
24. Let’s go to the shelves… 170’s 300’s & 360’s 500’s & 570’s 610’s Encyclopedia of Ethics Encyclopedia of Bioethics Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Encyclopedia of Global Health Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics Encyclopedia of Life Science Encyclopedia of Genetics Professional Guide to Diseases Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy